Ingrid Ioana Sanduleasa vs Sara Victoria BalanPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Ingrid Ioana Sanduleasa and Sara Victoria Balan have met 1 time since 2026; Ingrid Ioana Sanduleasa leads 1–0. Across all meetings Sanduleasa has taken 2 sets to Balan's 0. Their most recent meeting: Ingrid Ioana Sanduleasa won at W15 Brasov (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Ioana Sanduleasa | Victoria Balan | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Ingrid Ioana Sanduleasa | Sara Victoria Balan | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 89% | 8/9 | 81% | 13/16 |
| Wins a set when losing | 40% | 4/10 | 30% | 3/10 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 26% | 5/19 | 23% | 6/26 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 0% | 0/2 | 56% | 5/9 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 50% | 1/2 | 67% | 4/6 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 100% | 2/2 | 38% | 3/8 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 75% | 9/12 | 93% | 13/14 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 67% | 8/12 | 93% | 13/14 |
Colored rows are higher-is-better: green above 50%, red below. Favorite/underdog set by book odds; cover rows count only matches with odds on record. Head-to-head: 1 of 1 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Ioana Sanduleasa 1, Victoria Balan 0).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Sanduleasa
🧱 The Wall
Balan
🧱 The Wall
Matchup analysis
Both Ingrid Ioana Sanduleasa and Sara Victoria Balan are 🧱 The Wall types. Mirror matchups usually come down to execution, fitness, and surface fit, across 722 matches in our dataset the historical split is about even.
Previous meetings
1 career meeting, newest first
Aug 26, 2026
W15 Brasov
C Clay · 1st Round
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Sanduleasa | Balan | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Ingrid Ioana Sanduleasa | Sara Victoria Balan | ||
| 1 or more | 0% | 0/7 | 0% | 0/6 |
| 3 or more | 0% | 0/7 | 0% | 0/6 |
| 5 or more | 0% | 0/7 | 0% | 0/6 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/7 | 0% | 0/6 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/7 | 0% | 0/6 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/7 | 0% | 0/6 |
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Sanduleasa | Balan |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 2–2 | 1–3 |
| Avg odds | 3.32 | 2.58 |
| ROI % | +95.8% | +20.3% |
| Units P/L | +3.83u | +0.81u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Sanduleasa | Balan |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | — | 1 |
| Events | — | 1 |
| Matches | — | 1 |
| Distance | — | — |
| Route | — | BUL |
Host country from each tournament in the last 30 days, including the current event even when a player arrived on a bye. Route is the order of countries visited; consecutive stops in the same country are shown once. Distance is the great-circle total between host cities, shown only when every stop in the window is geocoded. A rough fatigue signal, not a headline stat.
Common opponents
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Balan has a higher win rate against shared opponents (67% vs Sanduleasa's 33%).
| Opponent | Sanduleasa | Balan |
|---|---|---|
| Cristiana Nicoleta Todoni | L 26 06 | L 46 26 |
| Alesia Breaz | L 16 46 | W 75 75 |
| Alessia Marinescu | W 61 63 | W |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Irina Zaicenco
W15 Chisinau · 1st Round Qualifying
Oct 11
Cristiana Nicoleta Todoni
W15 Campulung · 1st Round
Sep 9
Shiho Shibata
W15 Campulung · 3rd Round Qualifying
Sep 7
Iida Heinonen
W15 Campulung · 1st Round Qualifying
Sep 6
Alesia Breaz
W15 Brasov · 1st Round
Sep 2
Alexandra Bigiu
W15 Brasov · 3rd Round Qualifying
Sep 1
Giulia Russo
W15 Brasov · 2nd Round Qualifying
Aug 31
Gabriela Iordachescu
W15 Brasov · 1st Round Qualifying
Aug 30
Sophie Luescher
W15 Chisinau · 1st Round
Oct 6
Ingrid Ioana Sanduleasa
W15 Brasov · 1st Round
Aug 26
Carolina Kuhl
W15 Bucharest · 1st Round
Aug 11
Ilinca Dalina Amariei
W15 Cluj Napoca · Semifinals
Jul 25
Katarina Kujovic
W15 Cluj Napoca · Quarterfinals
Jul 24
Juliana Nicole Singeorzan
W15 Cluj Napoca · 2nd Round
Jul 23
Anastasia Safta
W15 Cluj Napoca · 1st Round
Jul 22
Maria Golovina
W35 Buzau · 2nd Round
Jul 8
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 19–26 matches
| Metric | Sanduleasa | Balan |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 47% | 62% |
| Sets won | 51% | 60% |
| Games won | 49% | 54% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Sanduleasa | Balan |
|---|---|---|
| ITF W15 | 1 | 0 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Sanduleasa | Balan |
|---|---|---|
| Clay | 1 | 0 |
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